New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-31
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
Or. HOWARD CROSBY, OF THE FOURTH
AVENUE PRESBYrERIA CHURCH.
VII.

Rev.
,oars has been the pastor of the Fourth Avenue Pres
.vtertan Church. and has taken leading posluon IN
nearly every movement looking to The welfare OF the
~ Ue has been especially jealous and successful In his
sus 10 suppress ntcmperance, and although no cer-
vuen has been often misunderstood ana go geher-
III abused as DR.. Crosby, he enjoys the proud distnc-
49,, NJ having succeeded through the Society for the
pvcntion Of Crime In closing every rumhoe In New
a.s ,or nine days in 1877. His efforts TO keep the
ncensed places closed were frustrated, he says py
h.ros being made against the Police Board, and i'll
80 fur hours the barrooms open again
~, Crosby L. Of Knickerbockcr descent and comes
,, family dis tnguished for its wealth ana pupilc
tiff and connected on both sides with some Oh inc
.a.,tnown pcrsOnagcs Of Revolutionary anu n'a'c
history book Of genealogy traces the CROSBY iahiS
., rdward l. Of England Dr. Crosby was porn Ill 'llis
,,v in 1926. lie began his professional lie as al
,,c,or Of Greek first at the University OF the city
- Naw-york and later in Rutgers College Ills hrst
VI ,ras in New Brunswick, y. J. lie has pub
-, ooveral hooks the first one being Lands OF the
,s,en, a sketch Of his bridal tour III 1910 'h'ous"
pnnne Egypt Arabia, Palestine ana "r'o'o LIS
,ys work in behalf Of young men ha7 oeon '"N'ne
,,rrs Of his busy life. Association Haii' a' run ~
ave and Twenty thlrdst, Is the result la
49,. hecnn while he was president Of the Asso''a''oh'
An nlus.ration of his admirable training Oh young NV
80 oeon Last week when his two sons, Asscmoi9'nd"
Croshv aud Professor Crosby were among inc No'-
presidents of a Republican meeting III Cooper "'"
1.-THE GosP, IMITATION
DR. Crosby's church was OrganLea III io-' -
nou about 800 members and Is no'eo lo' "s a
m,sstonary spirit, both a home ana aoroa'' - 10
two aourshing missions on the Easi sue .ai,..
DR. Crosby preached ON The C'osl~i III 80
COR his text Come un'o Me all ye 'ha' iaoo' anu ~
,, ,don and will give you rest The Sermon
was I'm substance follows:
10, Ms this morning consider The simple "o>psi W
J.sus Christ free nom the carna additions iosV'u ~
pride and prestcrsft. We notice limos.
Tho Invitation is addressed those that labor ana tro
heavy laden The ngure that OF one sinking under
beavy lod He feels strength fast ebbng step
r. more painful than the one bcfore-the burden, Vouu
-, tbe shouldrs cannot be detached. lie breathes
sborythe sweat stands upon his orehcad-hls hos
r,mbe-he staggcrs, when voice Is heard, come un,"
Wv Ia Iii g1xs thee rest lis sympathy cheers his
soul and gives him courage and Strength ne oo>S
ND The strong just before HIM. ana al ne hde
% DO is TO cast himself, burden aud ALL within her en
brace. when his toll is and his fatigue meets inc
luxury OF repOse. The figure Is not exhausted NJ a
ent,ng the character OF the Jewish rtuai ana
lis human additions reaches the essential element
OF that burden-to sDand it marks not the sinhess Oh
the sinner, his of sim There Is no siIstos
IN human souls before God. There are no Ren'ee, re
,pectabe sinners. Cover man with NTH and he is an
equally disgusting sight whether he be an emperor OF
begsar; the heart that 10 fu OF SIN, ia soo"
Unable thing God hates is odious 10 "Vu "he'eI IL
h. the heart a prince peasant sage or door
man may think well Of himself, and so have no our
den OF will not seek The arms Vi sIaVe' "
sassed Pharisee and the OF salvation will pass
away him and bring its treasures 10 me le'V Va w
publican. is only the burdened man VINO
win have his hearing catch the voice OF syma'hN
and succor. Now there many who come 10 Jesus
Without any OF this experience They 10 greet Him
and pa,ronize Him as a great phianhrOpsL They praise
Him as model character They call themselves Nv NJ
name Christians. They think lie may have erred tue
now and then Judgment but they are kindly ready 70
apologize for I'M Then there is another class VINO feeafu
Lord OF Glory divine and infalioe ana VINO (edh
Of him a. Lord and Saviour, Jesus CHRIST, whose
INTEL gence well Illuminated by the letter OF the doc
trne aud viii sometimes show zeal against false
views Of religious uuth but lhelr cohhrVuoh WIN ''U
These tive classes. hctcrodox and orthodox they
called are equally distant from the Gospel rest They
have had no burden Sin : nov ouu'll 20 'nvi1'
yet rather retained hoaey and m TX under the tong
They never ard The Gospel Invitations ana u
course have accepted II for, as said before l.
only oppressed by the burden who can near inc
Of support Men who know the letier perfectly VINO
describe the OF revelation his oncay ana cog
caly yet. far their spiritual natures 20,
never offer OF Christ They are as ignorant OF
the bouzer OF China And why because 'e III
ytauon only adapted 10 the ears OF ourdeh'd oh's
Is Just sin brushes nc and feel canhh' osls "a
und"r II. that comprehend the voice OF Jes's-o"u
before.
HOW \ SENSE OF SIN AFFECTS MEN
Just here let US guard against a confusion Of ideas
Tho same sense OF sims crushing burden Will nor ancct al
n ,he same way. One disposition may never sho" II III
The outward life. another may be demosiNe with signs
and groan and teaIs-and another may treat the sense OF
EN- quite stoicaly-anO;her may acquire dun siold"!'
which acts ike pad TO relieve shoulder or backaothe'
may Gnd stimulus In thought enterprise which may
make the load seem lehtcr-but in each there the con
ylcticn; This is that which wD slay me-ere long
must give out and must perish Under TINS convection
he snu goes 10 Christ. no other way il reach
Him Th- conviction Is sense OF sins burden What
ever ;hc degree may BE- 90 10 Jesus as
sinner aud In no otho, way. Doc any say
moi mourn for sln * loHy heart seems cold and
doad in rp4rd to Nervousness Of sin say 10 sneh
- w. nrsen, dirercrt question, a new subject. 1t
no, sorrow for which is essential l." binS y"n 70
Jesus. but scnsc OF -in sorrow ioF S'n j. a heh
christian grace which grows with mans sai'',l' out
,-fctf ion az OTIr
without which nO wish for SaFi,ur YOU may
10 y believer. true dcipe OF jesus joined 70 nm by
Gin and vet have very nule fOr SIN, absolutely
none 10 agitate the soul DO not De worried tor that
Don't SOCK 10 get ths deeper sorrow for SIM Rather
foek more and more OF Jesus; anu me pesV
viii t,He care VI itself 800
Blu, II you iruc disciple Of Jesus. you found I'm
under sense OF sn. You may have been a. eou as
ieeuaDd IN respect 10 sorrow ior SIN tut 'Vn h"d aop
convict sin would ruin YOU and y0u pu' your con
ld,nce your divine saviour You "er" On" OF INC
weary and heavy laden d. not IN cnO'ipn; bu III coNc-
ton The grounds O; yOr faith IN Jesus are iar d"cpcF
iLSn your emotional nature. 1t IA TINS difference
l~vccn emotional and conviction Of danger that
with emphasize The IS too often looked upon
a. That repentance without which man cannot have iat
f,js +. common and hurtfui faacy. misleading lofty
requirement for requisite 70 enter the Kingdom
~ Ch:i,'. DO you mc0nvefied nearer mat SIN
s messing YOU down 70 ruin DO YOU perceive that you
,,rno, long bear the burden If yOu do then you are
- Co receive The words OF Jesus-Otcrwse You can pos
,tly them, though repeat them TO You an u@y ~
sinner only you OHoIci Saviour a. sinner only you
H. ,cerprance Of the Gospel invitation gives rest.
r. Of course nom burdenand that burden was
,e.c Or conviction with less Of The c0nse
lucn,c~ such The Gospel PROMISE ih"H when
complement OF the invitations announce COM
.l.. release ANNOYANCE The load thai bore
down longer bone. What does That mean
Fiist I'll tell what ii does not mean ~ d1"9 not mean
that ] no longer a sinner. Ny conscience and my
fellow sinners know better than that Let us forbid the
metaphysics OF perfecOism from OyehIOwihg our com
mon ,cnse aud the Scriptures When man goes about
telling how holy he is, DC he has low
views O holiness as ~el a. very high Views o. himself
FEATURES OF THE DEVILS GOSPEL
10 docs not / On rs niue
IS please and it Will not disturb harm ne. This Is
the devils gospel, not Chrisrs. 1t is a very successful
gospel The burden is actually removed, least the
hrgcs, part H. There IS very little
The man has got OF the slough but he has got
the side whence he entered the side OF the city de-